Rouge River (Ontario)

Rouge River
The Rouge River and Valley viewed from the Finch Meander Trail
Rouge River (Ontario) is located in Toronto
Rouge River (Ontario)
Location of the mouth of the Rouge River in Toronto
Native nameGichi-ziibiins (Ojibwe)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionGreater Toronto Area
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRichmond Hill
 • coordinates43°56′33″N 79°25′05″W / 43.94250°N 79.41806°W / 43.94250; -79.41806
 • elevation306 m (1,004 ft)
MouthLake Ontario
 • location
West Rouge, Toronto
 • coordinates
43°47′41″N 79°06′55″W / 43.79472°N 79.11528°W / 43.79472; -79.11528
 • elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Basin size336 km2 (130 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average1.76 m3/s (62 cu ft/s)
 • minimum0.45 m3/s (16 cu ft/s)
 • maximum5.98 m3/s (211 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin
Tributaries 
 • leftLittle Rouge River
 • rightLittle Rouge Creek, Katabokokonk Creek, Bruce Creek, Beaver Creek

The Rouge River is a river in Markham, Pickering, Richmond Hill and Toronto in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.[1] The river flows from the Oak Ridges Moraine to Lake Ontario at the eastern border of Toronto, and is the location of Rouge Park,[2] the only national park in Canada within a municipality. At its southern end, the Rouge River is the boundary between Toronto and southwestern Pickering in the Regional Municipality of Durham.

  1. ^ "Rouge River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  2. ^ Rouge River Watershed - General Map (PDF) (Map). Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. October 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.